Bombay Keraleeya Samithi, Malad along with Rotaract Club of Borivali Heights felicitated and gave a small donation to Gauri Sawant, a transgender activist.
Gauri is also the petitioner of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) judgement that was passed in 2013 which recognised the transgender community as a third gender along with male and female.
Gauri formed an NGO of her own called 'Sakhi Char Chowghi' . Gauri spoke about her struggles, daughter Gayatri whom she adopted when she found out the child had lost her biological mother and would be sold off and also about her dream to build a house for children of sex workers, using her own land.
President of the Samithi Adv Padma Divakaran, Secretary Balakrishnan, committee members Mukundan, George, Hari Sudhakaran alongwith T.A.Khalid (Mira Rd), Nikhita Sunil (RCBH),Vijayan & Ramakrishnan (Kandivali),Sunil Thankappan, Rakhee Sunil, Kunjumon and Unnikrishnan (Dahisar) were also present for the felicitation.